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Chapter XVI
A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties. And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak. However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac. Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most. And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
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From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
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From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
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From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
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From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
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From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
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From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
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From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading A MORNING ADVENTURE A morning of sunshine, Nature's atonement for past cruelties.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
up to a particular time
From this reading And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
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From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, he must leave to-day and ride for Varenac.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Morice Conyers was ready enough to accept it, seeing that the storm itself had been something less than an enemy in bringing him to Kernak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
belonging to which person
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Steenie would be on his way there, and Denningham too, not to mention Marcel Trouet, whose coming would not be delayed more than a week at most.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he could do nothing till Trouet came.
